Denver Airport Delays Return Of Curbside Check-In
Officials Reviewing Security Measures At DIA
POSTED: 6:01 a.m. MDT October 2, 2001
DENVER -- Denver International Airport has postponed the
resumption of curbside check-in while officials review security
measures.
United and American airlines had planned to start curbside
check-in as early as Tuesday. Frontier, Delta, USAir and
Continental were expected to resume curbside service later this
week.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ban on curbside
service it imposed after four terrorist hijackings on Sept. 11.
Denver airport officials said Monday they needed more time to
consider security and did not know when the service could resume.
"The FAA has assured itself that the airlines are capable of
meeting the new requirements, but curbside at every airport is
different," airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said.
The new security measures have not been disclosed. Cannon declined
to discuss details of the delay.
Fifty-five skycaps who do curbside check-ins were laid off after
the ban and about 40 have been told they would be recalled when the
service resumes, said Douglas Whetstine, president of Teamsters
Local 961, which represents 101 skycaps at three airlines.
Some passengers were eager for the service to return.
"It's definitely better outside," said Claudia Bryan, who
waited with her 8 1/2-month-old daughter, Lucia Bella, while her
husband stood at the ticket counter. "I don't think they do
anything really different (for security), and you don't have to
deal with it."
Additional Resources:
United and American airlines had planned to start curbside
check-in as early as Tuesday. Frontier, Delta, USAir and
Continental were expected to resume curbside service later this
week.
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ban on curbside
service it imposed after four terrorist hijackings on Sept. 11.
Denver airport officials said Monday they needed more time to
consider security and did not know when the service could resume.
"The FAA has assured itself that the airlines are capable of
meeting the new requirements, but curbside at every airport is
different," airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said.
The new security measures have not been disclosed. Cannon declined
to discuss details of the delay.
Fifty-five skycaps who do curbside check-ins were laid off after
the ban and about 40 have been told they would be recalled when the
service resumes, said Douglas Whetstine, president of Teamsters
Local 961, which represents 101 skycaps at three airlines.
Some passengers were eager for the service to return.
"It's definitely better outside," said Claudia Bryan, who
waited with her 8 1/2-month-old daughter, Lucia Bella, while her
husband stood at the ticket counter. "I don't think they do
anything really different (for security), and you don't have to
deal with it."
Additional Resources:- DIA Web Site
- September 24, 2001: What to Expect at the Airport
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